Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-14
An Anchor To Windward.

II NAV, We think, be set down aS certain
that no msn will ever be President OF the
United States who hhd hand in keeping
Mr.. TuDEs out OF that office in 1871. Nay,
more : 1t may, with almost equal reason.
be assumed that no such nan will ever be
even nominated for that office by a Ma
tionsi Convention. The latter is merely
possible. Blind partlsans might pos
slbly be guilty OF such an act OF
insane or osiuine folly. But the
former We regard as impossible. We cam
no; but bold that there is in the minds OF
the American people a deepseated convic-
ton that no. Mr.. HAYES but Mr.. TLDEN
ought 10 have occupied the presidential
chair from 1877 to 1891. Possessed Of this
conviction, the people will never condOne
the CRIME Of those who were responsible
for that unparalleled outrage upon repubh'
car government and popular institutions.
The real criminals were not those who
originated the electoral-commiSsion act.
The people may excuse the Justices OF the
Supreme Court and their Republican ssSo.
cistts upon that commission for having re.
sorted to States-rigbts construction OF the
law and the Constitution in order to secure
a Republican President OF the United
States. The people will not censure Con.
gresS for passing the elecioral-commlssion
law. But the "visiting statesmen will
never be forgiven. Their offence was rank
and smelled to Heaven. Itstnks and will
forever stink in tue nostrils OF the people.
Therefore JOIN SHERMAN will never re-
ceiye the nomination OF any party for the
Office Of President OF the United States.
His offence Is uuplrdOnabls. lie and his
associates In the iniquty OF 1877 may be
Classed with the regicides OF two centuries
ago. CROMWELL is recognized As one OF
the erestest Of Engllnd's rulers but what
OF tie men who ut or the head Of CHARLES
l., HAYES's offence, too. may be forgiven.
II he had refused to accept the office
OF President at the bands OF the
electoral commission, Mr. WHEELER,
not Dir. TiLDEN, would have been entitled
10 that office under the law Of the land
that is TO say, under the electOrAl-cOmmis-
sion act. But SHERMAN was, 20 to use the
word, regicide. He cut oil the head OF
the Iighiul king.
We would not like 70 charge Mr.. NrRAT
HALsTEAD, the Gag. bearer Of the bloody
shirt brigade aud the leader Of the SHEG'
MAN forces Of his year, with acting in bad
faith, but it does seem to Us that
bis paper shows that he knows that he
leads iorlOrn hope. Every once IN a while
he throws out an anchor TO windward in
The shape Of a little paragraph intended 10
show that notwithstanding bis devotion TO
SHERMAN, he would not cry If the magnetic
BLAINE were TO defeat the Ohio aspiTant, OF
the nomination. Here l. one little para
gIsph Of the kind we have alluded TO. Dir.
HALSTRAD says:
General HattOn talks good sense about
Senator sherman. but MS remarks relating
10 Blame are not ch1r3cterzed by the ciar-
yoysnce OF irlendine,s."
That is very diminutiye straw, but it
shows which way the nominating wind Is
blowing in Ohio. IL points TO defeat for
SHERMAN. 1t gives u, 4 hint that though
for forms sake the Ono Republicans may
possibly favor SHERMAN with luminous
delegation ia the National Convention, YET
they know as well as other peOplethat he IS
not the man that ought to be nominated.
Think Of what would result II the Re-
publican National Convention should nomi-
nate SHERMAN and MAHoNEl Is it pre-
posterous supposltion? We agree that 1t
il. such ticket might carry Vermont and
one OF two other benighted States, but
would be laughed to scorn by the voters
generally. How much better would it be
with SHERMAN for the head and northern
man for Yice-PTesident:
Now is a good time for the American
people to set the seal Of their condemnation
upon the king killers.